Chest



Pafenfed Nov. 3, 1942 This invention felates to houSehold furnitufe and Ioofe eSpeoially to chests and the ke, v ()ne of the objeotS of the invention is the pfo visiof1 of aJ cheSt having dfaWefs in one end thefeof, the paftS being So conStfuoted aS to have tho appeafance of a dreSSef of othef piooe of fuf f1it11fe having dfaWers at op posite ends on the ffont side t11efeof.

A fufthef object of the invention is the pfo vision of a new and iTn roved chest having a tray carried by the lid of olosufe and pfovided vvith dfavvers in at least one end of cheSt Whefeby sn1a11 afticleS fffay be stofed and access be had to the sanle without in any Way interfefing With the artioles Stofed vvithin the cheSt body of' fe cep tacle.

2 sti11 fufthef object of the inventio n iS the proviSion of aJ nevv and ifnproved oheSt thamt iS Sinlole in conStruction, effloient in use, one in vvhich sn111 aftioles Ina be Stofed and Segfe gated fron1 artioles oontained i1 the fnain body of the chest and one haviog a pleasing appear anoe.

other and furthef objeots and advantages of the invention fvi11 oppeof ffoIn the following de sofiption takef1 in oonnection With the ajoooIn panying dfaWing, in Which:

1 ,ig 1 iS o pefSpeotive viovv of the chest.

f 'ig. 2 is a Section on the line 22 of Fig. 1 vvith parts broken away.

Refeffing now to the dfaWing, the feference choracter ln designotes the cheSt Which con1- priSes aJ ffof1t Wall l a back Wa11 2, eno vVolls I3 and |4, and a closufe fhe chest o is Inounted on a baSe !6 Which may be of any Suitoble conStfuotion. In the fofn1 of the oonstruction shown, this base iS of thicker n1ateria1 than the a11Sof the cheSt and is founded at itS tlpper por tion aS at and haS a cutout poftion on its forvVafd Side aS at le for ad.(iif1g to the pleaSing appeafanoe of the baSe. ,I2le base and cheSt nlay be integral, if deSifed, aS Shown in the dfawing.

T'11e cheSt is provided With a tranSverSe vefticaJ paftition !2 vvhich is spaced ffofn one end thefeof 9. S11ffioient diStance to divide the if1tefior of the chest into od I13in Spaoe and an end Spaoe fof ofowefs that Win be pfesontly deScfibed.

Adjacent to the oppef edgeS of the poftition l9 ano the end vva11 !2 is an hofizontal palftition n1eInber 2| which fofIfS, vvith the upper portion of the paftition l9 and the front and end WaJ1, a receptacle of coff1paftInent 22 v 1 1ich Ina y be 11Sed fof stofing sfnallef aftioles. The ffont ora11 of tfliS cofnpaffInent is Soofed of pfovided vvith a vertica1 1ine gfoove 23 and Vith a dfavvef knob 24,vso as to Sifnulate the eoo of aofowef. Tho Space betWeen the conpartn1ent 22 and o hori zo 1to1 paftition 25, ig. 2, has a p111fality of ofaWers 26 sHdably n1ounted tf1efeifl. aoh of the dravvefS 2B has its side va1S pfovided vvifh grooveS 22 and cloats 28, n1oontod on the pafti tiofls ls and on the endwa11 Which afe aoopted to engage in theSe gfooves for supporting the draWers Any suitable nL1ber of dravvefS 1T1ay be enp1oyeo. In the oonStfuction Shown, tvvo are oSed. These drowefS hove theif end wa11S pfovided With knobs 29 sifnilar to th knobs 24 So that When the ofawefs afe oloSeo, the cheSt vil1 have the oppeafance of being pfovided vith thfee ofaWers aojacent to t1fe end wa11 4.

The oppoSite end of the cheSt is oongufed to siInulaJte the fronts of the draweTs ano coInpart Inent 22 aS by being provided With a veftica1 1ine of groove of is scofed aS at l, and vVith hofizontal gfooves of lines 32 vhioh ooffespond to the di nlensionS of the ends of the ofavvefs 26 and the oofnpaftInent 22 of the opposfte end of the chest. The spceS betWeen these 1ineS afe pfovided vvith dfaWef knobs 33 sifnilalf to the knobS 24 and 29 So that vvhen the dfawefs 26 afe olosed, the cheSt Wi11 be SyIf1fnetfioa1 and Wi11 have the appeafance of having dTawers in each e ld thereof.

The oloSure l5 is pfovided vvith a, ffont va11 34, a back Wa11 25, end wans 36 and a top wa11 3 foffning a feoeptacle fof feoeiving a tfay 38 vvhen the oloSI1fe iS in 1ovefed poSitiof1 aS iS shovvn in Fig. 2. he oloSufe l5 is suppofted ffon1 the end Wans m of the cheSt by a SySten1 of links 39 vvhich is So conStfuoted ond arronged as to Sup poft the tfay 38 in hofizontal position if1 any po sitiof1 to which the o1osIre may be fnoved. ny Suitable fIleanS fnay be eInployed fof thiS pufpose. In the fofIn of the constfootion Shown, the Ineans eTnployed is SiInilaf to that Shovn in Ifly oo*pending application Sefia1 1`To. 295,805, 11ed Septembef 20, 1939 Which haS fesulted i11 Patent No. 2 276 19 dated Mafch 17, 192, nd Which I1eans coInpriSeS a bfacket fnen1bef of, Fig. 2 seoured to the end and bottofn wa11S of the tfay and Which iS pivotaHy connecteo at its fear end to an afff1 neInber 42 which in tllfn is secufed ait its 1oWef end, to the closure l5 in any soitable noanner. A plate ffleInber 23, figidly Sec11red to the eno wans of the oheSt and extending oiag onan downwardl has its lower end ivotall coflneoteo to a link 24 hioh in tLlfn iS pivoted to the arn1 rnenber 42 at its upper end. The up per end of the plate 43 haS pivotally conneoted thefeto a link 25 Wf1ich has its uppef efld con nected to the lovver forWafd 1ooftion of the afIn IneTnber 2. A 1ink G is alSo pivota11y connected to the upper end of the plate fnefnbef 43 and the fofWard end of the link 45 and has itS fofwafd end pivotany connected to the bracket 4L The parts afe so conStfucted that vvhen the oloSufe ls is in open poSition, aS ShOWn in 1 ig. 1, the TeaT vva11 of the oosure Will not extend reafrofd1y beyond the chest and vvi11 be Suppofted i1 its upper poSition With the tToy held hoTizonta11y aS is shown in Said Fig. 1. In1owered position, the rear vf/9d11 of the closufe fvi11 be uSh vvith the rear Wan of the chest wh the tray houSed With But Whether the c1osure be in open of' cloSed poSition, the tray 38 vvi11 be held in hoTizonta1 position.

T claiIn= 1. In con1biI1ation, a ohest having back front,

end and bottom vva11S, a closure having top, Side and end vvans linked to the end W11S of said cheSt, the back, Side and end WaHS of said chest and c10SuTe being in alinen1ent, reSpectively, vvhen Said cloSure iS in lowered poSftion, a tray, 1i11kS for Supporting Said tray in horiZontal position betWeen Said closufe aJnd cheSt When Said cloS11Ie is in open oSition and for autonlaticaH oSitionfng said tray Within said closuTe When Said cloSure is Inoved to cloSed poSition, and a veftical tief of dravvers at one end of Said oheSt, a Sta tionary coIn artfnent having a front SiInu1ating a front of a dravver of Said tief positioned verti cally above said tie' of dfavveTS, eaCh dravvef of said tie1' being fnovable into and out of Said oheSt, and the opposite end poftion of the front wa11 of Said chest being conf1gured to sin1ulate the front WallS of said drawerS and con1part1T1en for balancing the ppeafance of Sadid chest, and

said tray extending Substantially fron1 end wa11 to end vvall of Said ohest above Said dravvefs and cofnpaTtment, and said. tfaySuppofting linkS connecting the efld vvallS of Said c1oSure and Said tray.

2. In oonlbination, a cheSt having back, ffont, end and bottofn wallS, a partition extending sub stantiany fTom the bottom Wan to the upper edges of the back and front wa11s in one end poftfon of the cheSt to divide the inteTior of the chest into a Inain Space and an end space, 3 closure having top, Side and end Wa11S 1inked to the end Wans of said chest, the back, side and end vvallS of Said chest and olosuTe being in a1ine Inent, Tespectively, vvhen said closure is i11 1oweTed poSition a tray, 1inks for supporting said tTay in hofizontal position between said olosure and Chest When Said closure iS in open position and for autoIntioa11y poSitioning said tray Within saidolosuTe vvhen Said olosure iS fnoved to oloSed poSition and a veftical tfef of draWers iI1 Said end Space, a stationary conl artInent having a front Sifnulating a ffont of a draWer of salid tier positioned in Said end space veTtically above said tier of draWers, each dTavvef of Said tief being fnovable into alnd out of Said chest, and the opposite end portion of the ffont Wa11 of Said oheSt being configured to siInulate the front vvallS of Said draWerS and oofnpaftnlent for balancing the appearance of Said cheSt, and said tfay extending SubStantiany from end Wan to end Wan of Said cheSt above Said dravvers, partition and ooInpaTt- Inent, and Said traysupporng linkS oon1eoting the end vvallS of Said closuTe and Said tfay.

EDvVARD BooS. 

